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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

Fort Wayns & Chicago railroad shops at
Fort Wayne, Ind, ard after knocking him
| senseless robbed him Of $500
GEORGE FRAScIs TRAIN spoke to about five
hundred AnaIe lists On tha 9th in behalf of
the condemned bomb throwers
AT Ironton, O., in a dispute over Ave cents
on the 9Th. Thomas Fay was shot and in
stantly killed by andrew Clay
AT GalesDurg, Ill, an aeronaut named
Hathaway assembled to a height of one
thousand feet in a balloon on the Ssh, and
made the dagcent with parachute inithirty
seconds. He struck the ground very light
", and remained standing.
Rev. w. A. GAMBLER, pastor of the Nc
Kend1ee Methodist Episcopal Church in
Nashville, Tenn, in his sermon on the
9th bitterly denounced the theater
Emma Abbott, who was in the audience,
| arose at the conclusion of the sermon and
protested against the very general character
of the pastors denunciat.on
AT Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Mich
the county courthouse with all the records
were destroyed by fire on the 9th
The story about the finding of the bodies
of seven men behind a cabin in the woods
near Hurley, Wis, was on the 85h declared
to be hoax
a. POLLOCK, an Omaha clothing merchant,
who had q branch house at Huron, D. T.,
made an assignment on the Sth with liabil-
ties of $150,O0O
CHRISTIAN SCHECK, a farmer living near
Akron, o., while carelessly handling gun
on the 9th the weapon was discharged, kill
ing Scheck's wife and three-months-old
baby that she held in her lap
The revenue cutter Richard Rush, upon
her arrival at San Francisco on the 9th from
the Arctic, reported that she had seized
twelve sealing schooners during the season,
with total of nearly seven thousand skins
AT the session of the Mormon State Con
stitutional convention of monogamists at
Salt Lake City on the 9th memorial to
Congress was adopted asking the admission
of Utah as State.
The Merchants and Miners Bank at Iron
Mountain, Mich, closed it's doors on the
10th, the cashier having, it was said, fed
to Canada with $4,000 of the banks
funds.
The first game between the Detroits and
St Louis Browns for the championship of the
world was played on the 10th at St Louis,
being won by the latter by a score of 6 to 1.
AT the Knights of Labor session at Mime
upO1IS MILL, Uu UuS 1UGu d T6SOluUlOn SYM
pathizing with the condemned Chicago
Anarchists and pledging the assembly to
aid in securing a Communication of the SEN
tence was lost by vote of 151 to 81
AT Tampa, Fla, the yellow fever was
spreading on the 10th, and the citizens were
completely demoralized
LAMP exploded ON the evening of the
10th in the tenement building No. $40
State street, Chicago, resulting in the death
of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Moore
The banking firm of Morton E. Post & Co.,
at Cheyenne, Wy. T., occurred on the 10th
statement gave the assets at 1908, $40,
with liabilities of $494, 800.
The fact was made public on the 10th
that several days ago the Pacific Express
safe, on the Iron Mountain road, was robbed
between Little Rock and the Texas line OF
about $50, 900.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,


DURING the recent cyclone along the Gulf
of Mexico fifteen persons were on the 9th
reported to have lost their lives
The case against Mr. Sullivan, Lord Mavor
of Dublin. who was charged with publishing
reports of suppressed league meetings in
his paper, was dismissed by magistrate of
that city on the 9th
TWENTY of the policemen sent out to evict
tenants at Gweedore, Ireland, stated on the
9th that they would not shoot the people if
ordered to do so.
AN order prohibiting the importation of
rags into Canada was issued on the 18th
owing to the prevalence of cholera in Erl-
rope
IT was reported at Winnipeg on the 9TH
that the Indians near Rapid City were COM
Knitting depredations, burning haystacks
etc. One Indian was shot dead, and seri-
ouse trouble was feared Help had been
asked for
MAURICE STRAKosCH, the famous pianist,
expired suddenly in Paris on the 9th aged
sixty-two years
AN Austrian and Bavarian steamer col
lided ON Lake Constance on the 10th the
latter being sunk and many passengers
drowned
IN Tough Neagh, near Dublin, Ireland a
yacht capsized on the 10th, and out of a
pleasure party of dozen five were drowned
BY the wrecking of steamer in the bay
of Bormes, China, twenty two persons were
drowned on the 10th
IT was reported from Dublin on the 10th
that the suppressed branches of the Irish
League keep ON holding meetings in open
defiance of the Government
AT Leipsic John Neve, an Anarchist, was
ON the 10th sentenced TO fifteen years penal
servitude
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LATER

A RIOT occurred on the 18th at Plevna
Russia, during the elections for members of
the Sobranje, and twenty-four persons were
killed and thirty wounded.
THE first snow-storm of the season oc-
CURED on the 11th at points in Wisconsin
and Michigan
The second gacse for the worlds baseball
championship, played on the 18th at st.
Louis, resulted: Detroit s. St Louis, 3.
The Presidential party was driven around
at Minneapolis, and at eight p m. the de-
parture was taken for Omaha
THE Niobrara Land and Cattle Company
of East St Louis, ILL.,, failed on the 18th for
$3.50, 900; assets, $250,00O.
THE base ball season of the Northwestern
League closed on the 18th, Oshkosh win
ming the championship. The following is
the record: Oshkosh games won) 76; Mil
waukee, rs; Des Moines, rs; St. Paul 20;
Minneapolis, 81; La Crosse, 40; Duluth, Al
Eau Claire, 80
NINE youths were arrested on the 18th at
Elmira, N. Y, who had formed regular or
ganization for the purpose of burglary and
arson
THE country along the Rio Grande river
the streets of Brownsville were filed with
water. Matamoras was also partly under
water.
A GANG of counterfeiters that had been
operating extensively for some time past in
the vicinity of Mitchell, Ind, was run down
on the 18th by Federal marshals
FIRE on the / 1th destroyed the Georgia
Central depot and warehouse at Waynes-
boro, Ga. Loss, 100000.
The Nebraska Democrats met in State
convention at Omaha on the 18th and NOM
mated Thomas ODay for Judge of the Su-
preme Court
The Bryn Kawr Hotel, a well-known
stroyed by fire on the 18th, causing loss
of 1890, 0o0
THREE Mexican smugglers were killed on
the 18th by the authorities near San Fer
nando
MICHAEL DAvITT, of Dublin, addressed the
Knights of Labor convention at Minneap-
oils on the 18th, and was made member
of the order and a Knight of Labor organ
izer.
A TERRIFIC storm on the 18th at Mazatlan
destroyed $500. 600 worth of property, and
it was feared a number of lives were lost
JUDGE THOMAS c. MANNING, United States
Minister TO Mexico, died in New York on
the 18th. His home was at Alexandria, La.
and he was sixty years of age
AT KoutS, Ind, at about one o'clock on the
morning Of the 18th a freight crashed into
q passenger train on the Chicago & Atlant {
road, and probably fifteen persons suffered
death and Others weEe injsred The coaches
took fire and the unfortunates buried in the
debris were burned up before the eyes OF
their friends who could do nothing for
them. The sceges were hcaYtrending. An
entire family of six persons named Miller,
Of Dundee, Ill, lost their lives.
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Compiled From Late Dispatches.
FROM WASHINGTON.

= hOm WASHINITCNs
CALL was issued by the Comptroller of
the Currency on the 9th for report of the
condition of the National banks at the close
Of business October g.
DURING the seven days ended on the 18th
there were 1875 business failures in the
United States, against 100 the previous
seven days. Most Of the business disasters
We're reported from the West and South
The exchanges at twenty-six leading
clearing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 9Th aggregated
81 OBS, 96S, 169 against 1884, 663, 457, the
@revious week AS compared with the COR
responding week of 1886, the decrease
amounts to 1910 per cent
COMMANDER IN CHIEF REA Of the Grand
Army of the Republic on the 9Th announced
his staff, which was as follows: Adiutant-
General, Daniel Fish, of Minneapolis; Quar-
unconstitutional John Taylor, of PhiIa-
delphta; Judge Advocate General, Wheelock
G. Yeazey, Of Rutland, VT
ATTORNEY GENERAL HUNT gave it as his
opinion on the Sth that the record in the
Chicago Anarchist case did not involve any
Federal question.
1T was estimated by the National Agri-
cultural Department on the 10th that the
corn yield would be about 1900, 600, 900
bushels The conditions of cotton and po-
tatoes were said to have declined, while the
tobacco average had increased five per cent
since the last report.
The Supreme Court of the United States
convened at Washington on the 10th
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14
BALDWIN's STORY.
The Cashier of the Defunct Fidelity Bank
Gives the Public His Secrets-He Re-
iates How He Got Into Harper's Power
and How the CONCERN Was Rum nm Wind.

The Cashier of the Defunct FideliSy Bank
Gives the Public His Secrets-He Re-
iates How He Got Into Harper's Power
and How the Concern Was Run on Wind.
CINCINNATI, Oct lit is understood that
Ammi Baldwin, late cashier of the defunct
Fidelity Bank, has made statement of af-
fairs in the institution which gives an in
side view. 1t begins with giving some news
regarding the condition of the Third Ma
tional Bank, in which Baldwin was cashier
In 1881, he says Handy, Harper and others
were engaged iii the big wheat deal at Chi
cago, and one hight found the bank with
only $1,000 in cash en- hand Some OF
the directors went to Chicago that night,
and by / o'clock a. m the next day had
telegraphed 1925, 900 to the bank and saved
it. The other directors never knew
until now how nearly their bank was
wrecked Baldwin,s brother, also in that
bank, embezzled $4,000 Ammi covered
it up for him, he says, with the help of
Harper and Others, and then got into Harp
er's hands When the latter founded the
Fidelity, he took Baldwin along with him.
The Fidelity was run ON wind and by the
one-man power of Harper alone, who knew
all the details, attended to all the business,
and kept all the secrets of the business, save
such as he charged with Miss Josie Holmes,
the exchange clerk. Harper was bound to
keep the stock of the bank up, and at the
premium, and bought every body's stock
who wanted to sell. Baldwin was sick, and
absent for a few weeks, and ON his return
found Harper had assumed the duties of
cashier, and continued to do so on the plea
of relieving Baldwin of hard work
Harper's institutions all seemed to have
unlimited credit at the bank, and Harper
himself had balances of 100000 or so on
hand nearly all the time The money seems
now to have come mostly from hypothecat-
ing the banks stock and from the discount
ing OF accommo dation paper, vets adroitly
was it all done that Baldwin did not suspect
the true state of affairs until the crash came
He had often heard Ben Hopkins, the as
sistant cashier, say that Harper must be
worth at least Sc, 600, 900.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

ONE OF the boys at the Bryan, (Tex.)
agricultural and mechanical college has
been paying his own way by working
on farm. A few weeks ago he found
that he must abandon his studies for a
time or run in debt, Some of the other
boys learned of the situation, put their
heads and pocket-books together,
raised one hundred dollars, and loaned
1t to him for six years without interest.
They also voted that the money, when
repaid, should be left with the treas
ury of the college as a permanent
loaning fund for use in similar eases.
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New Gorernment for the District.

WASHINGTON, Oct S-There is move
ment on foot among the citizens and prop
erty holders OF the district to petition Con-
gress at its next session to remodel the pres
ent form of government in this city. 1t is
proposed to ask Congress to provide for the
appointment by the President of five in
stead of three district commissioners, one
from each of the four sections of the city
and one from the county. These commits
sioners are to be residents of the city for
not less than five years, and they must be
property holders
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

SAM SMALL said at Worcester,
Mass, the other day: "Since last sum-
mer have been very i'll and very near
unto death. During my illness l read
the book of Job very frequently, and
gained much comfort and good from
it, leading to a deeper and more album
dant blessing than l had ever known
before, l recommend it as the very
bulwark of God against infidelity, skep-
ticism and science, falsely so called"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

Mrs. JENNIE WEBSTER, of st. Louis.
found man under her bed one evening
recently. In the absence of her hus-
band she was perusing some old love-
letters, the package fell to the floor,
and in recovering it she discovered the
intruder's feet. She quietly left the
room, summoned an officer, and the
would-be burglar was captured. Mrs.
Webster then swooned in the most
approved fashion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

WASHINGTON, Oct 10--The Interstate
Commerce Commission has been visited this
week by George Winmill, engineer-in-chief
of the Northwestern State railway in India,
who comes to this country on Govern
ment mission to study the American rail-
way system and its workings. Mr.. Winmill
comes charged with the duty to visit all
parts of the country, and to inspect in per
son the workings of the leading roads Mr..
Winmill expressed much surprise at the
very low rates on long-haul tariff in this
country, which, he said were quite out Of
question in his own country, unless meth
DDS of economical transportation were in
troduced which as yet were to them I'M
known
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

JUDGE JOHN p REA, elected Com
mander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic at its recent annual en-
campment in St. Louis, was born in
Pennsylvania forty-seven years ago.
He taught school in Ohio, went into
the army and afterward studied law,
removing to Minneapolis in 1876. He
was editor of the Fri5uac of that city
for one year and was then elected pro-
bate judge. he is now judge of the
fourth judicial circuit In person he
is tall, slightly built and wears short
full beard which is streaked with
Crov
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

returned to tie hotel, where public recep-
ton was Led until late hour Mrs Cieve-
land spent several years of her girlhood in
this city, and during her visit here has been
called on by many old acquaintance whom
she seemed pleased to greet once more On
leaving st. Paul the tourists go to Minneapo-
las, Omaha, Kansas City, Memphis, Tenn,
Atlanta, Ga, Montgomery, Ala. Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, Nashville, Tenn, Knoxville,
Tenn, and thence to Washington, hoping to
reach there by the 22d inst.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14
WHOLESALE POISONING.

An Alabama Woman Puts Strychnine in
a Bottle of Whisky, Causing Her Death
and that Of Her Husband and Two Chill
dren.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct S.--News has
just reached this city of the poisoning of
the entire Ogetree family, consisting of
four persons, near Talladega, Ala All
the members of the family have
died, including David Ogletree and
wife and two children Their death was
caused by drinking whisky in which Mrs
Ogleree had put strychnine She had threat
ened to poison the whole family. The pois-
oning took place Thursday, and the deaths
occurred in a few hours The coroner is
investigating the case.
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Andoyer Vanquished.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct THE American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
SONS discussed Thursday the report of the
home secretary. Five members of the
committee approved OF the action
of the Prudential Committee in re-
fusing 10 commission missionaries
who held future probation views,
while the sixth member protested
against such action A long debate fol-
lowed, resulting in the adoption of the find
ing Of the majority by acclanation, thus
defeating the supporters Of the AndoYer
hypothesis. Dr.. Alden was reelected, and
Richard A Storrs, D, D., LII D., was chosen
president
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14
A MusKRAT CAUSES A FLOOD.

A Canal Bank Gives Away, and Fierce
Rush of Water Follows-MilIs Shut
Down.
NASHUA, n. H, Oct S.-A muskrat dug a
hole in the bank of the canal about a mile
above here Thursday and caused dlsas-
trous flood The torrent swept away into
the woods, carrying trees and all the waste
around to the Nashua river behind. TIE
river rapidly rose and was covered by
the yellow foam for mile below. The
mills Immediately shut down; and there is
no telling when they will resume work, as
the damage will take weeks to repair. The
food has thrown 5000 employees out of
work for an indefinite time.
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PAID THE PENALTY.

Two Men Hanged for Murder at Fort
Smith, Ark.-Ninety-FO -Four Executions by
One Hangman.
Fort SMITH, Ark, Oct S.-Silas Hampton
and Seaborn Green were hanged yesterday
in the United States jail yard for murder
Both men faced their fate with great cool
ness. Their necks were broken by
the fall Both confessed the crimes,
and died penitent The crime for which
Green was hanged was the murder of
three deputy marshals, all of whom he at
tackled while asleep Hampton murdered
an old white man named Lloyd on the
night of December g. 1886, and gave as his
reason that there were too many white men
in the nation This is the ninety-fourth ex-
ecution by the present hangnian.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

TWELVE Mormon families have
already settled at Alberta, Can, and
others will soon settle at Medicine Hat.
The Toronto Globe has heard that the
Mormon rulers have been in CORE
spondence with the Canadian Govern
ment on the subject of colonizing in
Canada, and that the answers they re-
ceivcd were not such as to prevent
their endeavoring to effect their pur-
st,Oco
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

ACCORDING to the st. Louis Globe.
democrat mot one-ifth of the medicine
IS administered now that was pre-
scrlhed ten years ago, and not a ply
sic'an In the city ever thinks of giving
doses that were common in 1867"
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LOST WITH ALL HANDS.
The Tug Orient, with Her Crew of Six
Goes Down on Lake Erie.

The Tug Orient, with Her Crew Of Six,
Goes Down on Lake Erie.
PORT Huron, Mich Oct THE tug
Orient is reported to have foundered six
miles below Port Au Pelee, on Lake Erie,
during the recent gale The captain of the
tug Oswego, who arrived yesterday, says he
saw a vessel hoist distress signal He was
informed that Black Harbor tug had gone
down within SIGHT some hours before The
Orient was the only tug that was in the
vicinity at the time. SIX people were on
board. D. Lyons was master and John
David was first engineer. No other names
are known
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

Two farmers of Kentucky are the
latest victims of misplaced confidence
The grangers were offered $40, 600
worth of works of art resembling gen.
uine money of the United States so
closely that they might expect to pass
it as good currency. The price of the
ornamental paper was 500, and the
honest farmers paid $500 down and de-
posted $500 in the express office.
When the box supposed to contain the
art treasures arrived, only common
bpck was found in it. The disap-
pbinted agriculturists are sueing the
express company for $400.
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Held for violating the Law.

FARGO, D. T., Oct Son complaint of W.
J. Hawk, of Buffalo, D. IT, Division Super
intendent Graham, of the Dakota division OF
the Northern Pacific road has been arrested
charged with violating the Interstate Com
merce act in refusing to furnish cars for the
shipment of wheat and discriminating in
favor of the elevator companies Graham
was brought before United States Commits
sioner Mcconnell in this city and his bail
fixed at 1900
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

JUAN GARCIA BARRERA, rich Texas
ranchman, was carried over into Next
co recently by border outlaws, and
held until ransom of fifteen thousand
dollars was paid by the captives son.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

"A FARMER near Harrisburg, Pa,
VIII probably lot regard melons as a
profitable investment next year. This
season he only had thirty two, and he
mad to pay $265 for legal services and
costs iOcurred by shooting salt in the
legs OF boys who triod to steal them.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

WINNIPEG is an exception to the say
ing that there is no Sunday west of
Chicago. The streets are empty and
the churches full. Indeed, there is said
to be church accommodation for fifteen
thousand in population of twenty
three thousand, and it is all utilized.
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Failure of a summer Resort.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct 11-Point Chautau-
qua, one of the resorts on Chautauqua lake,
has been put into the hands of E. L. He'd
stron, of this city, as receiver The action
was taken by the Buffalo bondholders, to
protect their interests The liabilities of
the concern are about $1O5, 900, with few
floating obligations, and an attempt viii
be made to reorganize the company
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Maneled at Railroad Crossings.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill, Oct 8-Yesterday
morning Wabash freight train ran into a
wagon at a crossing, inficting fat al injuries
on a boy named Frank Jensen, and seriously
injuring John Givins.
NILES, Mich, Oct Sc. J. Reed, while
driving across the Chicago & Grand Trunk
railroad, at Edwardsburg, Thursday night,
was struck by a rain and killed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

BENN1E WELDON, aged ten years,
Tell down an air-shaft one hundred feet
deep IN the Trinity Church steeple at
Springfield, Mass, the other day, and
remained in the church cellar eighteen
hours before discovery. He was UNI
conscious when found, but not much
injured, and would recover.
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The Eiobrara Land and Cattle Company
of East st. Louis Assigns

ST. LOUIS, Oct 1.-THE Niobrara Land
and Cattle Company of East St Louis as
signed yesterday to Judge Keefer, Of
Belleville,. Ill Their nominal as
sets are $25O,0O0, upon which they
will realize from % to 80 per cent Their liza
bilities are $35O,O00 One year ago
the roundup showed $4,000 fat cattle on
hand, for which they were offered 81, OOO,-
600 The June and September round-nps
showed but 5000 Newman FAIR, of the
Stock Yards Bank, were principal stock
holders. and before the assignment they
transferred the bank to Isaac II. Knox, pay
ing him q bonus to assume allresponsibility.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

A sAD-LooK1NG man has been visit
ing farmers In Ohio and asking them
TO sign pledge not to kill any song
birds for a year. Afterward these
pledges returned in the shape of prom
iSsOlv notes.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

MISS SARA JEwETT, formerly the
leading lady of the Union Square thea
ter New York, and beautiful and
popular actress, has become an utter
wreck through the use of opium.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has abolished the white caps of
the conductors and brakemen on the
trains in accordance with request of
the men.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-14

HE Cincinnati Price Current esti-
mates that the corn crop this year will
be 1910, 100000 bushels, against 1865.
100000 bushels IN 1861 shortage of
155, 900, 900 bushels.